Guoyi Quantum C-round financing of hundreds of millions of yuan, will launch a commercial ion trap quantum computer next year
On December 24, 2021, Guoyi Quantum held its fifth anniversary press conference with the theme of "The Group of People Spreading Tinder". At the press conference, He Yu, Chairman of Guoyi Quantum, reviewed the development achievements of the company since its establishment, and released the first domestic quantum precision measurement development roadmap. High-end scientific instruments such as ion trap quantum computing prototypes and field emission scanning electron microscopes were unveiled for the first time. , And officially announced the completion of hundreds of millions of yuan in Series C financing.
Launched more than 20 high-end scientific instruments in five years
After five years of operation, Guoyi Quantum has grown into a high-tech enterprise with quantum precision measurement as its core technology and high-end scientific instruments as its main products. It has built a high-level team of more than 400 people, with more than R&D personnel 70%.
Up to now, Guoyi Quantum has applied for 251 patents, 8 PCT international patents, 56 software registrations, 69 trademarks, and has mastered high-fidelity quantum state control technology, high-sensitivity magnetic detection technology, microwave transceiver technology, EPR Probe technology, high-precision scanning diamond probe technology, high-speed quantum measurement and control technology, electronic optics technology, ultra-high vacuum technology, precision motion control technology, ultra-high-stability high-voltage power supply technology and other core technologies.
From an engineering prototype in 2016 to more than 20 high-end scientific instruments, Guoyi Quantum's product layout has been continuously improved. In 2018, launched the first product-electronic paramagnetic resonance spectrometer EPR100, and launched EPR200-Plus, EPR200M, EPR-W900 and other electronic paramagnetic resonance spectrometers in 2020, forming a comprehensive X-band product series. W-band high-end spectrometer achieved the first contract in Asia. Based on the world's leading NV color center quantum spin control technology, Guoyi Quantum launched the "man without me" quantum diamond single spin spectrometer, quantum diamond atomic force microscope, diamond quantum computing teaching machine, all in well-known universities and scientific research institutions The delivery has been achieved, among which more than 100 diamond quantum computing teaching machines have been shipped worldwide.
Guoyi Quantum Diamond Quantum Computing Teaching Machine Delivered Overseas
The products have been delivered to hundreds of customers at home and abroad. Domestic customers include Peking University, Tsinghua University, Fudan University, Chongqing University, Southern University of Science and Technology, Xishan Senior High School in Jiangsu Province, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and other schools and research institutes, as well as Zhongkexin (Suzhou) Microelectronics, the Ninth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University and other enterprises, hospitals and government agencies. In addition, Guoyi Quantum has also completed the work to overseas customers such as the University of Arizona, the University of California at Berkeley, the State University of New York, Stony Brook, the University of Mainz in Germany, the Dortmund University of Technology, the University of Queensland in Australia, Macquarie University, and the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Product delivery.
The first domestic development roadmap for quantum precision measurement
At the press conference, He Yu focused on introducing the roadmap for the industrialization of quantum precision measurement. As far as Photon Box knows, there is no similar roadmap released in China before. At present, the quantum precision measurement industry mainly provides scientific instruments for universities, scientific research institutes, group companies, and laboratories. It is estimated that the annual output value will be 100 million US dollars between 2020-2025. By 2025, it will mainly be national defense, aerospace, and industrial production lines. Special equipment is provided for quality inspection/testing, pharmaceutical R&D and testing, etc. The annual output value is estimated to be 1 billion U.S. dollars between 2025 and 2030. By 2030, universal quantum sensors will be realized, and the annual output value is expected to exceed 10 billion U.S. dollars after 2030.
He Yu explained the current mainstream quantum precision measurement technology categories such as diamond NV color centers, atomic magnetometers, cold atom interferometers, and Rydberg atoms, and analyzed in detail the principles, measurement scenarios, advantages and development challenges of each technical route. And the current business focus of Guoyi Quantum.
He Yu said that each technical route has its own magical powers based on application scenarios, and will co-exist in the future. Guoyi Quantum will focus on the above-mentioned quantum precision measurement development roadmap, focusing on the two major technical routes of diamond NV color center and atomic magnetometer. The upstream technology of the chain, the research and development of complete equipment and the downstream application ecology will jointly develop cutting-edge technologies with experts in related fields around the world to jointly promote the industrialization of quantum precision measurement.
Launch the first commercial ion trap quantum computer next year
At the press conference, Guoyi Quantum proposed to develop the world's leading quantum precision measurement technology, quantum computing technology and related derivative technologies with long coherence time, high fidelity, and multi-bit quantum manipulation as its core goals. It has now deployed NV color centers, Ion traps and many other technical routes, and scientific instruments as the niche market to create a leading track.
At the press conference, high-end scientific instruments such as Guoyi Quantum Ion Trap Quantum Computing Prototype and Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope were unveiled for the first time. The company said that this will further strengthen the advanced scientific instrument industry cluster centered on quantum precision measurement.
Although ion trap quantum computers have the advantages of long coherence time, high fidelity of gate control, and full connection of qubits, the difficulty lies in the large-scale expansion of the number of bits. For scientific researchers, it often takes years to build an ion trap quantum computing prototype, and the investment and manpower will be prohibitive. In order to lower the threshold for scientists to engage in quantum computing and quantum simulation research, Guoyi Quantum launched the internal code-named "722 Project" ion trap quantum computer development project, and will launch the first commercial ion trap quantum computer in 2022. Field researchers provide stable and reliable low-cost solutions.
Guoyi Quantum Ion Trap Quantum Computing Prototype
Another new product field emission scanning electron microscope, SEM5000, is a high-resolution multi-function scanning electron microscope with a resolution better than 1 nm and a magnification of more than one million times. The SEM5000's new lens barrel has optimized the electronic optical circuit design, and adopts high-voltage tunnel technology to achieve high-quality imaging at both high and low voltages; the system is equipped with a non-magnetic leakage objective lens to achieve high-resolution imaging without magnetic leakage, which is suitable for Magnetic sample analysis; a variety of detectors and other analytical instruments can be selected to meet the various needs of users. SEM5000 will be widely used in lithium battery materials, new nanomaterials, semiconductor materials, mineral metallurgy, geological prospecting, biology and other fields.
Guoyi Quantum Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope SEM5000
Completed hundreds of millions of yuan in Series C financing
As a high-tech enterprise with quantum precision measurement as its core technology and high-end scientific instruments as its main products, Guoyi Quantum has received social capital investment from many well-known institutions. At this press conference, He Yu officially announced that Guoyi Quantum has completed hundreds of millions of yuan in Series C financing. Investors include China Venture Capital Fund, Chinese Academy of Sciences Capital, IDG Capital, Hefei Industrial Investment, Songhe Capital, Qianhai Fund of Funds, etc. , Old shareholders such as iFLYTEK Ventures, HKUST Guochuang, Hillhouse Ventures, Tongchuangweiye, Bosera Innovation, Spark Ventures, etc. also continued to participate in this round of financing.
After completing the financing, He Yu said that Guoyi Quantum will further consolidate its own research and development system, continue to improve its core competitiveness in technology, products, services and solutions, and strive to become a global player in the application of quantum technology and scientific instrument industry through continuous technological innovation. leader. Guoyi Quantum hopes to work with partners to strengthen cutting-edge exploration and forward-looking layout, increase research on key core technologies, and continue to lead the industrialization of quantum precision measurement.
As a unicorn company, Guoyi Quantum revealed that "the company has accumulated nearly 1 billion yuan in financing" and is committed to "using quantum precision measurement technology to empower thousands of industries and light up thousands of families."
